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Patients over age 50 who take commonly prescribed antidepressants daily are at twice the risk of bone fracture from falling, according to a January 22nd study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Patients also agreed to filling out yearly...
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PLC, which makes Nexium and Prilosec, said the study does not prove that proton pump inhibitors cause hip fractures - it merely suggests a potential association. Researchers found that taking these drugs for over a year increased risk of hip...
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Jolie had a couple of interesting hypotheses including an increase in lumbar stresses from severely overarching (increasing inward curve) of the lower back, and some really bad sitting posture. I also think it may reflect the increasing tendency...
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found that taking a class of drugs that reduce stomach acid, called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), for at least a year increased risk of hip fracture by 44% Taking the drugs for longer periods further increased risk.
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